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Examples of aversion in a Sentence

Diners who want to reduce the size of their environmental footprint might reassess their aversion to bugs, DeFoliart says. —Janet Raloff, Science News, 7 June 2008

A 16-year Monitor veteran with no previous combat experience, Tyson said she has yet to start reading newspapers on a regular basis because of her aversion to war news and does not like talking about it yet. —Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, 21 Apr. 2003

The answer was revealing in many ways. It showed his dark humor, aversion to sentimentality, keen understanding of the role that realism must play in a messy world, and somewhat less keen appreciation for the role that morality plays in sustaining a democracy's foreign policy. —Walter Isaacson, New Republic, 16 Dec. 2002

They regarded war with aversion.

I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed.

Recent Examples of aversion from the Web

So complete was our multigenerational brainwashing that many women, even today, see no connection between the historic representations of textured hair as ugly, dirty, difficult, or otherwise negative, and their own aversion to it.

From a customer perspective, the appeal of a subscription service is dependent upon a number of factors: personal finances, aversion to ownership, the inability to love and maintain a monogamous relationship with a car.

President Donald Trump will get his first physical since taking office, but Americans may not find out much about the health of the 71-year-old chief executive with a taste for McDonald's and an aversion to exercise beyond golf.

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